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HAPPY - Leona Lewis
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Tabbed by: Bob Miller
Email: onefinebob at gmail dot com
Tuning: Normal
Here's a tabbed version of the song which follows the piano pretty closely.
It's a beautiful song, and I love the message.
Enjoy!
INTRO VERSE
CC/GAmEmG
Someone.. have to... win or... can't...
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G|------------0---|0-----------|2---------|0---------|0------|
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E|3---------------|3-----------|----------|0---------|3------|
CAmEmG
Don't you.. feel the... love in... love won't...
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A|3---------------|0---------------|2---------------|5---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|0---------------|3---------------|
PRE-CHORUS
DmCGDmCG
I could stand.. side.. and... life... by...
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B|3-3-----1--1h3-|3---3---3---1---|3-3------1-1h3----|3---3---3---3-1p0|
G|22------0------|4---4---4-----0-|22-----2-00-----0-|4---4---4--------|
D|0-------2------|5-5---5---5-----|0--------2--------|5-5---5---5------|
A|--------3------|5---------------|---------3--------|5----------------|
E|---------------|3---------------|------------------|3----------------|
FFm
So unhappy but safe as could be So what if it
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CHORUS
CCAmd11 AmFmaj7FG
Hurts me.. break down.. world.. feet run...
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E|----------------|----------------|1---1---1---1---|3---3---3---3---|
CCAmd11 AFmaj7FG
my place.. my sound... all the.. I'm just..
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G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4---4---4-------|
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CAmEmG
I just wanna be happy.. yeah
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D|2---------------|2---------------|2---------------|0-0---0---0-----|
A|3---------------|0---------------|2---------------|2---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|0---------------|3---------------|
VERSE
CAmadd9EmG
Holding on.. let go.. play.. slowly...
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D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|3---3---3---3---|0---0---0---0---|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---3---|
E|----------------|----------------|0---0---0---0---|3---3---3---3---|
CAmadd9EmG
But all.. they're.. different... get me out...
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E|----------------|----------------|0---0---0---0---|3---3---3---3---|
PRE-CHORUS
DmCG
I can't stand by.. side...
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G|22--------00--------|0-0h2--0--0--0h2-|
D|0---------2---------|0----------------|
A|----------3---------|2----------------|
E|--------------------|3----------------|
DmCG
And watch... by.. pass me by
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B|3-3-------1--3---31|0-----------|x---x--x--x-----|
G|22--------0--------|0-----------|x---x--x--x-----|
D|0---------2--------|0-----------|x---x--x--x-----|
A|----------3--------|2-----------|x---x--x--x-----|
E|-------------------|3-----------|x---x--x--x-----|
CHORUS
CCAmd11 AmFmaj7FG
Hurts me.. break down.. world.. feet run...
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E|----------------|----------------|1---1---1---1---|3---3---3---3---|
CCAmd11 AFmaj7FG
my place.. my sound... all the.. I'm just..
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B|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|3---3---3-------|
G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4---4---4-------|
D|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|3---3---3---3---|5-5-5-5-5-------|
A|3---3---3---3---|0---0---0---0---|3---3---3---3---|5---5---5-------|
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BRIDGE
DmACGDACG
happy.. oh happy oh so when it
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A|--------0----0h2|3--3--2---------|--------0----0h2|3---3---3-2-0-----|
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DmAmCGFFm
turns.. stranger.. victim... anything..
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D|0---------------|----------------|--3---3---3---3-|--3---3-3-------|
A|--------0----0h2|3--3--2---------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|-------3--------|----------------|----------------|
CHORUS/OUTRO
CCaAm11AmFmaj7FG
Hurts me.. break down.. world.. feet run...
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E|----------------|----------------|1---------------|3---------------|
CCAmd11 AFmaj7FG
my place.. my sound... all the.. I just..
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G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4---4---4---4---|
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A|3---3---3---3---|0---0---0---0---|3---3---3---3---|5---5---5---5---|
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CCadd1AmAmb6FmaFG
Happy Happy Happy I just wanan be...
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CAmEG
Oh happy
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INTRO
C
VERSE
CAmEm
Someone once told me that you have to choose what you win or lose
G
You can't have everything
CAmEm
Don't you take chances, you might feel the pain, don't you love in vain
G
Cause love won't set you free
PRE-CHORUS
DmCGDmCG
I could stand by the side and watch this life pass me by
FFm
So unhappy but safe as could be
CHORUS
CCadd11Am
So what if it hurts me? So what it I break down?
Amb6 Fmaj7F
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
G
My feet run out of ground
CCadd11Am
I gotta find my place, I wanna hear my sound
Amb6 Fmaj7F
Don't care about all the pain in front of me
GCAmEmG
Cause I'm just trying to be happy I just wanna be happy, yeah
VERSE
CAmadd9Em
Holding on tightly, just can't let go, just trying to play my role
G
Slowly disappear
CAmadd9
But all these days, they feel like they're the same,
Em
Just different faces, different names
G
Get me out of here
PRE-CHORUS
DmCGDmCG
I can't stand by the side, ooh no, and watch this life pass me by,
Pass me by
CHORUS
CCadd11Am
So what if it hurts me? So what it I break down?
Amb6 Fmaj7F
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
G
My feet run out of ground
CCadd11Am
I gotta find my place, I wanna hear my sound
Amb6 Fmaj7F
Don't care about all the pain in front of me
GDmACGDmAmCG
Cause I'm just trying to be happy Oh, happy, oh
BRIDGE
DmAmCG
So when it turns that I can't see, like I'm a stranger on this road
FFm
But don't say victim, don't say anything
CHORUS/OUTRO
CCadd11Am
So what if it hurts me? So what it I break down?
Amb6 Fmaj7F
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
G
My feet run out of ground
CCadd11Am
I gotta find my place, I wanna hear my sound
Amb6 Fmaj7F
Don't care about all the pain in front of me
GCCadd1AmAmb6FmaF7
I just wanna be happy happy, happy,
GCAmEmG
I just wanna be happy Oh Happy
Cadd11: x32011
Amb6: x02211
Fmaj7: 133210 (Use your thumb on the low E string to get the bass note F)
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| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
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